Armed Contract Security Officers in Federal Facilities

Armed Contract Security Officers in Federal Facilities:

An Interagency Security Committee Best Practice

2019

Change History

Rev. # 1.0

Date 2013

Changes First Publication (Best Practice)

Approver Interagency Security Committee

2.0

2019 Updated with significant changes. Interagency Security Committee

Armed Contract Security Officers in Federal Facilities:

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Message from the Chief, Interagency Security Committee

One of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) top national priorities is the protection of federal employees and private citizens who work within and visit United States (U.S.) government-owned or leased facilities. The Interagency Security Committee (ISC), chaired by DHS, consists of federal departments and agencies and has as its mission the development of security policies, standards, and recommendations for non-military federal facilities in the United States.

As the Chief of the ISC, I am pleased to introduce the updated ISC document titled Armed Contract Security Officers in Federal Facilities: An Interagency Security Committee Best Practice. This document provides a recommended set of minimum criteria for hiring, issuing uniforms and equipment, training, and staffing levels for an armed contract security force in federal facilities.

Notwithstanding the minimum criteria cited in this document, contractors must follow federal, state, and/or local licensing requirements for armed contract security officers (ACSOs). In the event there is a legal licensing requirement that exceeds these minimum criteria, that legal requirement shall take precedence. Departments and agencies may exceed these minimum criteria for ACSOs as required to adequately secure specific facilities and essential mission functions.

Consistent with Executive Order (EO) 12977, issued October 19, 1995, Armed Contract Security Officers in Federal Facilities: An ISC Best Practice should be applied to all facilities in the United States occupied by federal employees for non-military activities. These include existing owned, to be purchased, or leased facilities; stand-alone facilities; federal campuses; individual facilities on federal campuses; and special-use facilities.

This document represents exemplary collaboration within the ISC working group and across the entire ISC.

Daryle Hernandez Chief, Interagency Security Committee

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Table of Contents

Change History.............................................................................................................................. 1 Message from the Chief, Interagency Security Committee ...................................................... 2 Table of Contents .......................................................................................................................... 3 1.0 Background ............................................................................................................................. 5 2.0 Applicability and Scope ......................................................................................................... 5 3.0 Methodology ........................................................................................................................... 6 4.0 Functions and Tasks of an ACSO ......................................................................................... 6 5.0 Standards for an ACSO ......................................................................................................... 7

5.1 Minimum Criteria for Hiring an ACSO ............................................................................... 7 5.2 ACSO Professional Appearance: Grooming, Uniform, and Equipment Criteria................. 8

5.2.1 ACSO Grooming and Appearance Criteria .............................................................. 8 5.2.2 ACSO Issued Uniform Items .................................................................................. 10 5.2.3 ACSO Issued Equipment ........................................................................................ 11 5.3 Training .............................................................................................................................. 11 5.4 Providing ACSO Training.................................................................................................. 14 5.5 Use of Force ....................................................................................................................... 16 6.0 Definitions ............................................................................................................................. 17 7.0 Abbreviations / Acronyms / Initialization List .................................................................. 19 8.0 Working Group Participants .............................................................................................. 20 8.1 Contributors to the 2013 Edition ........................................................................................ 20 8.2 Contributors to the 2019 Edition ........................................................................................ 21 Appendix A: ACSO Functions and Tasks ................................................................................ 24

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Appendix B: Minimum Medical and Physical Norms for an ACSO ..................................... 29 B.1 Vision ................................................................................................................................. 29 B.2 Hearing ............................................................................................................................... 29 B.3 Cardiovascular System ....................................................................................................... 29 B.4 Musculoskeletal System ..................................................................................................... 29 B.5 General Health.................................................................................................................... 29 B.6 Mental Health ..................................................................................................................... 30

Appendix C: Factors to Consider in Estimating ACSO Staffing ........................................... 31 C.1 Findings Related to Screening Posts .................................................................................. 31 C.2 Findings Related to Visitor Processing Posts..................................................................... 32 C.3 Findings Related to Access Control Posts.......................................................................... 32 C.4 Findings Related to Patrol and Response Posts ................................................................. 32 C.5 Findings Related to Control Center Operations ................................................................. 32

Appendix D: Emergency Procedures ........................................................................................ 33 D.1 Active Shooter.................................................................................................................... 33 D.2 Code Adam ........................................................................................................................ 33 D.3 Acts of Nature .................................................................................................................... 34

Appendix E: Jurisdiction ........................................................................................................... 35 E.1 Exclusive Jurisdiction......................................................................................................... 35 E.2 Concurrent Jurisdiction ...................................................................................................... 35 E.3 Proprietary Jurisdiction ...................................................................................................... 35

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